Dimdim Web Conferencing

Mark on 28 April 2008 | 0 Comments

I've just come across a free web conferencing service that looks set to become very popular, Dimdim Web Conferencing  is a well built, easy to use, open source web conferencing solution.  That means that is's free to use and includes all the features you'd expect (video, chat, white board, scrren sharing).

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10 Javascript Accordion Scripts

Mark on 7 April 2008 | 0 Comments

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JavaScript accordions are a great way to add content to site that is short on space.  We have used them in various ways many times.

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Web Safe Fonts

Mark on 7 April 2008 | 0 Comments

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Strong typography together with strong photography play an important role in any websites' design. 

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Microsoft U-Turn on IE 8 Rendering

Mark on 25 March 2008 | 0 Comments

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There has been alot of discussion recently over Microsofts proposed stance on browser version targetting for IE 8.  Developers have been very vocal against plans to make IE 8 redener in  IE 7 standards mode by default.

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Traffic to the Potato Council Consumer Website doubles in 5 months

Mark on 13 March 2008 | 0 Comments

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Since we launched the new consumer website for the Potato Council traffic has doubled, with the increase down mainly to traffic from Google.   The graphic below shows traffic to the website between 01st September 2007 and 12th March 2008, the new site was launched in October 2007 and during that month there were 11,826 visitors (7,918 from Google), during February 2008 there were 24,428 visitors (17,428 from Google). 

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Splash Pages

Mark on 29 February 2008 | 0 Comments

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Our clients often ask for splash pages, an intial graphic or animation that is played on a websites' home page.  

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Tools we use everyday

Mark on 28 February 2008 | 0 Comments

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Over the years I have come to rely on a number of different tools, I'm always on the look out for new and interesting tools and will add any I find in  the future: 

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Debian on Dell PowerEdge R200

Jamie on 17 February 2008 | 0 Comments

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We're retiring some of the older equipment in our rack at the moment, and replacing it with a couple of shiny new Dell PowerEdge R200 servers. Being fairly new there isn't that much information out there on these boxes, and even less about running Debian on them, so I thought I'd post my impressions and results.

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